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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jose! I think that it is the reflection in the mirror that really makes the image special, both composition-wise and by adding to the story. The image tastes of life with all the details. I think that the motorcycle may be a good element telling about the street-side location of the shop. |
Apr 11th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Terry, you have transformed a bleak day to a sunny one beautifully, and the lovely tones of the houses have really come alive. The new sky with the clouds fits in perfectly, though personally I think that I might turn the vibrance of the blue down just slightly. |
Apr 11th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Mervyn, I think, too, that the post-processing creates a nice old-world atmosphere that suits the image well. It feels like there has always been a cow grazing calmly on the same spot while times have gone by. - I like Bobs suggestion about the crop. |
Apr 11th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Tony, it is lovely to get a glimpse of the marvels of the world in your images. I can almost feel the heat and smell the sulphur. I love the leading line formed by the rising steam that finally blends into the clouds in the background, and by the triangle of the striking yellow rocks. It takes me right into the heart of the scene. - I like Terry's edit, too. |
Apr 10th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Bob, thank you for the lovely tidings of spring! I think, too, that you solved the DOF issue beautifully. I agree with Mervyn about the brightness. |
Apr 10th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you Mervyn! I love the colors myself, too, and I think that it actually was the countless times washed tablecloth that inspired the whole project. |
Apr 9th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Terry! I think that my flowers were not the best object for the technique - The stalks and leaves easily made a messy tangle in the middle of the bouquet. I can hardly wait for the new green leaves in birch trees and the apple blossoms to try the technique. - I would love to see some of your Pep Ventosa images, maybe next month? |
Apr 9th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Jose! I think that the beauty of the technique is that you are in full control of the layers and can play with the blend modes and opacities and leave or erase the ghosts at will. I made also wilder versions where the views from other angles show more strongly, but it tended to get messy with the leaves and stalks. Now I think that the layers with smaller opacity just add to the general haziness. |
Apr 9th |
| 26 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Bob - that did help! |
Apr 9th |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 26
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| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Douglas, and welcome! I like the image and the story, too! There is a casual feel in the placement of the poles, like the weary hikers just dropped them from their hands. - My eye keeps returning to the three dark tree trunks that are prominent against the brightest part of the sky in the left side of the image. I think that they are nice elements as such, mirroring the angles of the poles and the posts, but I wonder if it would be possible to reduce the contrast in that area a bit? That would also help to bring out the subject? |
Apr 18th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Douglas, and welcome! I like the image and the story, too! There is a casual feel in the placement of the poles, like the weary hikers just dropped them from their hands. - My eye keeps returning to the three dark tree trunks that are prominent against the brightest part of the sky in the left side of the image. I think that they are nice elements as such, mirroring the angles of the poles and the posts, but I wonder if it would be possible to reduce the contrast in that area a bit? That would also help to bring out the subject? |
Apr 17th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Barbara! The contrast idea sounds good! I'll have to try to get the balance right, but a quick trial looks promising. |
Apr 16th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Thank you, Douglas! It really means a lot to me to see the mood and message of the image come through. |
Apr 13th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Robert! - I can see the similarities now that you pointed them out. I am so glad that you think that the concept works! |
Apr 11th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Jeff! I am beginning to find a special sort of magic in multiple exposures in camera - I hope I could learn to control the process a little better. |
Apr 11th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Al, what an awe-inspiring encounter! The adults have settled in a perfect formation round the baby, and, composition-wise, I think that removing the youngster from the right edge was a good decision. The generative tool did a good job.- I especially love the way the backlight draws their contours, and the cloud of dust at their feet. |
Apr 9th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Jeff! It is amazing what hidden drama and power the B&W conversion reveals in a perfect landscape image. I love the subtle play of light and shadows in the grass in the middle ground. It makes a lovely contrast to bright branches in the foreground and the dramatic shadows of the gorge. - It is like stepping into the image in that darker area at the bottom edge and following the river deeper and deeper into the scene. |
Apr 9th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Barbara! I think that image captures the sadness and the strange beauty of the abandoned house, and Nature taking over. I love your camera angle that makes the most of the jungle of bushes and creepers, and adds drama to the scene. |
Apr 9th |
| 47 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Robert, I think that the high-contrast B&W really brings out the abstract quality of the image. - It may have lost some of the sense of depth of the original, but the lovely illusion of movement may even be accentuated. I think that the conversion definitely was a great idea. |
Apr 9th |
7 comments - 3 replies for Group 47
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| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Peggy! I have been playing around with the various versions a lot, and I think that the image is gradually getting there. |
Apr 25th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Brad! My original thought was that she had escaped from an illustrated page of a storybook, with the painted star, and races now through the night. I have so many new ideas now how to develop the image! |
Apr 11th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Brad, the pilot really has exactly the same air of intention. Somehow I have totally missed the movie but I found the trailer in the net. |
Apr 11th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Peggy, what fun! The playful lambs make me smile - I think that I cannot walk by a sunflower field any more without searching for them behind the petals. |
Apr 9th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Brad, I join the others in huge admiration of the two wonderful landscapes that combine into a mystical scene. I wonder if you actually need Original 3 at all in the composition? - I love your extraterrestrial visitor. A uniformly pale silvery glow would fit in the image perfectly and make him more part of the scene. However, I like the extra twist the warm golden light gives him, attracting the eye and making him the main object in the image. It is as we were looking at the lake and the sky through his eyes. |
Apr 9th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Matt, I think that the image makes a nice statement as it is. I agree with you about the floating car that looks a little at loss. - I can see Alans surreal car show in my mind - you have all the ingredients! What drew my eye were all those different headlights: I wonder if making them the main object, maybe by darkening or blurring the rest of the image, might be cool, too? |
Apr 9th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Comment |
Hi Alan, the transformation of the sophisticated Checkmate to the fiery ball of the explosive sun is a fascinating process, like going backwards to the Big Bang. The Sci-Fi sunrise on a barren planet, witnessed by the lonely statues, makes an impressive image. - I think that Matt has a point about the glow on the ground. |
Apr 9th |
| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you very much, Alan! I see what you mean, both about the perspective issue and the sharpness differences. I'll try Topaz Gigapixel on the dragonfly and see if I can sharpen him up a bit. I wonder if I could add a suitable skyline or lights on the ground in the darkness to the bottom part of the image.- I think that you have just explained why I love one of my favorite storybook illustrations, by Rudolf Koivu, so much. |
Apr 9th |
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| 54 |
Apr 25 |
Reply |
Thank you, Matt, sound good! I'll try both these options. |
Apr 9th |
4 comments - 5 replies for Group 54
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16 comments - 12 replies Total
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